Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington

Rupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington, CVO, DSO, DL (18 December 1852 – 11 November 1929), known as the Hon. Rupert Carington from 1868 to 1928, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Carrington
CVO, DSO, DL
Member of Parliament
for Buckinghamshire
In office
27 April 1880 – 18 December 1885
Preceded byNathaniel Lambert
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
13 June 1928 – 11 November 1929
as a hereditary peer
Preceded byThe 3rd Baron Carrington
Succeeded byThe 5th Baron Carrington
Personal details
Born18 December 1852
Died11 November 1929(1929-11-11) (aged 76)
Political partyLiberal
SpouseEdith Horsefall
ChildrenRupert Carington, 5th Baron Carrington
Parent(s)Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington
The Hon. Charlotte Drummond-Burrell

Background

Carington was the third son of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, by his second wife the Hon. Charlotte Augusta Annabella, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and Lady Sarah Clementina Drummond. Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire, and Sir William Carington were his elder brothers.

Military career

Carington fought in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 as a lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. He volunteered for service again in the Second Boer War, where he was a commanding officer in the 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. For his service in the war, he was appointed to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1902.[1]

Political career

Between 1880 and 1885 he sat as Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire.[2][3] He was appointed to be a deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in 1887.[4] In 1928, he succeeded as fourth Baron Carrington on the death of his elder brother Lord Lincolnshire.

Family

Carrington married Edith Horsefall, daughter of John Horsefall and Mary Maiden, in 1891. She died in 1908. Carrington survived her by 21 years and died in November 1929, aged 76. He was succeeded in his titles by his son Rupert. Former Foreign Secretary Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, was his grandson.

References
  1. "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6909.
  2. "No. 24833". The London Gazette. 13 April 1880. p. 2511.
  3. "Rupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. "No. 25732". The London Gazette. 23 August 1887. p. 4582.
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